Armistice Pact Between Israel and Egypt Moves Toward Peace
Rhodes February 24. Israel and Egypt signed a major armistice with Bunche mediating. Egypt requested one change extending troop withdrawal to four weeks. Demilitarization spans Bir Assuj to Beer sheba with safe Egyptian troop passage and a two week prisoner exchange.
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Rhodes
Israel
Egypt
Holy Land
Hotel Des Rhodes
Saudi Arabia
Bunche
Trans-Jordan
Mohamed Ibrahim Seif Eddin
Cairo
Negev Desert
Beersheba
Bir Assuj
Jerusalem
Faluja
Tel Aviv
State Buildings Gaining Support in Austin Plan
Rep Bill Daniel of Liberty announced strong backing for a $6 million project to build two state office and courts buildings at 11th and Congress. More than 55 House members and the State Bar Association endorsed the plan, with construction set for 1950 and amortization over 14 years without extra taxes.
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Austin American Capitol
11Th
Congress
Bill Daniel
Liberty
Daniel
The
State Bar Association
Capitol
Senate
Capitol Plan Commission
Capitol Grounds
George Moffett
Beauford Jester
Congress Avenue
R. G. Storey
William J. Park
Meade F. Griffin
Association
State Courts Housing Committee
Llth
Austin
Trial Begins Friday over 15 Protestant Pastors Espionage Claims
Bulgaria charges 15 indicted Protestant churchmen with using religion as a cloak for espionage for the United States and Britain. The trial is set to open Friday in Sofia with a 55 page booklet declaring the case proven. The United States denounced the arrest as terrorism and reserved rights under the peace treaty. The note was delivered to Bulgaria’s foreign office and rejected swiftly.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
Britain
United Nations
State Department
William Coon
American Baptist Mission
Leichner
Mihailov
America
Stephan Velichkov
Velichkov
Lucky Seven He's No Boot But Tough As
An Army sergeant and a three story building were struck by 22 000 volts in MOBILE Alabama. Master Sergeant Charles Joyce and a companion were painting a recruiting sign atop the building when Joyce routed a wire over the sign to lift paint. The wire touched a power line, wounding Joyce and causing the building to burn with holes. The sign bore a large dice motif and the slogan You Roll a Natural When You Join the Armed Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Charles Joyce
Joyce
P. S
Armed Service
Dead Mouse in Beer Triggers Altercation in Detroit
Detroit police report Gerald J. Courtney 25 beat Edwin Ketko 48 unconscious after Ketko dropped a dead mouse in his beer, creating an assault incident. The clash occurred Wednesday, escalating from the beer mishap.
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Detroit
Gerald J. Courtney
Edwin Ketko
Ketko
House Committee Backs Legal Spy Network and New Missiles
The House armed services committee unanimously approved a measure granting CIA authority to operate a foreign spy network and offering sanctuary to aliens aiding U S agents abroad. The panel also backed defense bills funding a radar warning system and a 3 000 mile range for testing enhanced missiles.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
House
Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
United States
US Central Intelligence Agency
Vinson
Congress
Canada
Armed Services
Morrow Ouster Plea Approved by Texas Democrats
The State Democratic Executive Committee moved to remove Wright Morrow of Houston as national committeeman and urged Byron Skelton of Temple to take his place. The panel backed fund raising events for Morrow’s removal and endorsed reforms on poll tax voter registration secret ballot and election law recodification while voicing concerns over labor union restrictions.
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Margaret Mayer
Austin American Capitol
State Democratic Executive Committee
Wright Morrow
Houston
Texas
National Democratic Executive Committee
Byron Skelton
Temple
Morrow
John C. Calhoun
Corsicana
National Committee
State Committee
Everett Looney
Austin
Ees
W. G. Hall
Galveston
Grover Sellers
Sulphur Springs
Sellers
Warren Phillips
Corpus Christi
Calhoun
Skelton
Senate OKs State Employee Pay Boost For Six Months
The Senate approved a $1 million six month increase for state workers with a 20 percent raise on the first 3 600 of pay for long time staff and 5 15 and 10 percent steps for shorter service. A House plan to cover educational and other salaries is expected to be taken up Thursday. The bills also raise per diem for hotel meals and mileage rates for personal cars.
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Austin American Capitol
Senate
House
Carlos Ashley
Ashley
Travis County
Durwood Manford
Two Air Force Pilots Die In Fighter Plane Crash
Two Air Force fliers were killed when a twin engined fighter plane crashed during an emergency landing near McChord Field Washington. The wreck occurred in view of workers at the Mount Rainier ordnance depot and was believed to result from engine failure. Names were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Mcchord Field
Wash
Air Force
Army
Mount Rainier
Ordnance
Local note on February 27 leisure time improvement
A fragment mentions leisure time gains for an individual and references February 27. The readable text suggests personal improvement but lacks full context or identifications.
Senate approves second Gilmer Aikin school bill passage
The Senate voted 27 to 2 to pass the second Gilmer Aikin school revision bill setting a minimum program and financing method. Debate focused on amendments aimed at rural districts, transportation funding, and penalties for nonpublic school bus drivers. The House weighed opinions on a 3 million rural aid loan and constitutional changes.
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Senate
House
Ottis Lock
West Texas
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Hazlewood
Gilmer-Aikin
Eleanor and Evita Nominated for 1949 Peace Prize
Oslo report says Eleanor Roosevelt and Argentina’s Eva Peron are among 23 individuals and institutions proposed for the 1949 Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement was made Wednesday.
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Oslo
Norway
Eleanor Roosevelt
Evita Peron
Argentina
Ranch Manager Drowns in Creek Near Fredericksburg
Elgin M. Klein 31, manager of Hayden Ranch, drowned after his boat capsized in Spring Creek 12 miles west of Fredericksburg. His body was recovered by a Riley-led search. funeral services set for Thursday at Schaetter Funeral Home with burial in City Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Marjorie, two sons Dayton George and Wayne Francis, his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Klein, and three brothers and two sisters.
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Fredericksburg
Elgin M. Klein
Spring Creek
Klein
E. H. Riley
Hayden Ranch
Riley
Marjorie Mechler
Dayton George
Wayne Francis Klein
George Klein
Schaetter
City Cemetery
G. A. Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Senate backs bill to license chiropractors in Texas
The Senate health committee approved a bill creating a board to examine and license chiropractors. Dr Walter H Fischer praised the move while Senator W A Shofner opposed. The State Medical Association endorsed the measure, marking a shift after opposition to licensing chiropractors.
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Associated Press
Senate Health Committee
Walter H. Fischer
Temple
Chiropractic Public Health Committee of
Texas
W.A. Shofner
J. B. Copeland
State Medical Association
Council On Legislation
Senate
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Bullock
Public Hearing On Taft Hartley Revisions Ends In Washington
Senate labor committee finished public hearings on a new labor relations bill and prepares to discuss wording changes. A manufacturer praised repealing the Taft Hartley Act’s Communist affidavit clause as a favor to the Communist Party. A former NLRB member called the act inadequate. Taft denied the charge. In other items, Poland accused U S policy of aiding capitalists in backward areas. Vaughan received a decoration amid protest over his White House ties. Ting Chi Pan warned of Communist Yangtze crossing. talks to resume if crossed. Axis Sally admitted signing a German oath after Pearl Harbor while denying actions against the US.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Communist Party
National Labor Relations Board
Taft
Mildred
Sally) Gillars
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Gestapo
America
Texas School Reform Fight Faces Peace Talk Push
Amid Texas education reform battles, compromise talks surface as Rep. W. R. Chambers supports Woods backed amendments to allow Woods full term and expanded State Board of Education. GA leaders deny weakness while Sen. Hazelwood warns lawmakers may oppose the actual GA plan.
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Austin American Capitol
Texas
Kalky House
L. A. Woods
Gilmer-Aikin
Grady Hazelwood
Amarillo
W. R. Chambers
May
Woods
Dr. Woods
Woll
State Board of Education
G-A
Panel Okehs Annual Sessions And Full Time Pay for Solons
The Texas Legislature considers two constitutional amendments reported by committee. One would add an annual 30 day session in alternate years and require governor-submitted appropriations and emergencies. The second would set a straight salary of 2737.50 a year plus daily expenses for members, with long and alternate year totals around 3937.50 and 3037 respectively.
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Douglas E. Bergman
Dallas
Senate
W. R. Cousins Jr
Beaumont
Okehs
House
Crosthwait
Vernon McDaniel
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Dead Mouse
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Tin
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Beauford H. Jester
George O. Nokes Jr
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Evita
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Lake Success
Poland
UN Economic and Social Council
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Sob
White House
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Carl McIntyre
International Council of Christian Churches
Nanking
Ting Chi- Pan
Kiangsu
Yangtze
Li Tsung-Jen
Ting
Jay
R. L. Proffer
Justin
Senate Education Committee
East Texas
Rep. Chambers
Waco
Chambers
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